New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-18
MANS TWO THOUGHTS OF GOD
v1s1BLY AND SPIRITUALLY DIscERNED.
THE TRUE MEANING OF THE INCARNATIoN-AN Exc
AMPLE AND REVELATION.

THE TRUE MEANING OF THE INCAkNAlioS-AN EA-
AMPLE AND A REVELATION.
Tn the First Presbyterian Church yesterday the Rev.
Richard d. Harlan preached upon 1.-THE Incarnation"
He chose these verses his text; And the word was
made flesh and dwet among And they shall call his
name Emmanuel. which being interpreted Is God Win
u.s." In his sermon Mr.. Harlan said In substance:
Assuming the Church doctrine OF the person OF Christ tna
how q humanity answers is desires ~ sy
are deeply ,aid IN the ~ ag,; ns a. '' "''
l. Goldman we have perfect lvins e1
model and we fashion Of men nventins some Of
oas SG Ts want can not be met By projecting
the Of M y4s By sa e o We
praise glow with admiration for but we are rst
human ideal man no man az aor sat Al Sa
bones IL insure dTes us sn amid 9sr
which bring oay 70 the s O
foot truth saIy purity But when they become
BY 9 20 the and
into pa oer T peS0n o Simply %
tsn mstod philosophy The oander simply
tsssr # truth moro SGn a o cSSy
lie and It's centre Is 10 divine human no 10 rth Snt TO
12fs sna l' ira
s not b sprs ey T %sS out done
great object and ,s life N i efIsSa q
the light and the life combined rne e e was wssy ts m
came to teach The prophet himself was tho King whom
men were TO serve ~, ,,, -. mon nna
r En- Win ls Gs
shows equally necessary the soul he first Is the unity
ana Of Sa w T' the ss
so lamp "S e
Rcshens themselves looked behind the Inferior
the unity and Spirituality o. God increased with the ad
the knowledge OF nature In nature a here Il no
ss a6senSo Of Fiction Of action which ps'psas
noFe evident the unity and spirituality Of God
aqa The re- s s sS oS f is oS o.
But thought OF God II reason co%pels us
S no ,GAs crave R so%s Visible II deep
hSiy into d @s sta ny gives the
saSd fa ssc and sSsa the
soul sits shverns the ge o. TINS wae apyss an yet
poly ~ - min s Ky KID IN nature Hence images were made
al rst simply visible symbols GOT 70 help the magina
iion afterwa the ignorant lost sight OF Goa IN ,hs
70 the same necessity when for reasons they ROB
Of the immediate eysriyins GonS a Sna Sf Of tho
soul by directing it 10 tender winning OF his mortal
n n1 nernso2 and true and vivid realization Of It's
whether the idol stalk stone or saint or y;TgnI by
satisfying tho souls demand 1r neaInes 10 or
appearances Of God to the Patri.ehs when he walked
mon an never leave them We long for closer walk with
and necessar Of the rgoGs P Dar S
the Universal Father as guiding us an rS observation-disclosures
endscy this craving for visible manifestation Of God Is
not Ola low and savase state some sSePes
ened when The telescope ana % p S one more
than us from the chilling eject oil nc spec
Christian doctrine Incarnation includes the par.
tai aud distorted he nispherei OF truth as seen AZ % ,t
that there should real fellowship between earth ana
r To- sort OF divinity making denigods OF them. Tae
Eastern nations brsei IL from cdD s 20 o'n earth a 10
men Bu IN neither case were the Two shores loe
IN on, s'Oa am an the humaton Of the divine. The
ABYSS Is brise shall the gap open GOD has
human form that mon mgh eone h 70 o n anu
through the OF Try men may become sons OF non
J,s as%as ,y near To miy we Worship @t1oat fear
too may Worship without sn-or IN ,nless aAarehe We
DIR. VAN DYKES IDEAOF THE NEW SOUTH
4 PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF " OINTMENT IN THE
BEARD"
The Row Dr. Henry J. Van Dyke jr.. OF the Brick
Church took FOR ths subject OF his AFTER
noon discourse yesterday the CXXXllld Psalm
After discussing the probable history OK the Psalm rs
regards both time and author the speaker said in part
The figures speech under which tue psast describes
his th extremely simple AM yo ~ final Of re-
ron AMI csosng most fragrant thing that was used
tGe w the precious oil With Which High Priest was
me pG.n o. s Dems though these
euded IN the hgure aud carried along MN H.
when poured upon the head Of aaron d hUI se
mai but nOwtd down upon MS ioDk
nsnaei 10 The border OF , garments 1t diused itself 80
entire person VAS made holy Dy us ouSn anu 80 ,e
IN but IL prvaes and blesscs the whole people Col SENDS
rsS upon the that their lealouses
aud envyiuss laid aside and they are united al ~
wise aud gsaSOgs eS@.'es .nt 10! the sR places
t G5si4' little s' RSps general
each other politics degenerate into prolonged strife
Jealous or % n our o own County be-
lore II 80 in Ensa1H ,Say s to T nae
The British Empire into hostile camps But when those VINO
positions the STATE agree in ter broad PrinsiPes though
they may GsT % S s Welfare Of the entire people then
he influences OF harmony flow out from them upon every
PIT Il may be stated as general law that after
e es begins to manifest elevated "
or by education above me mas OIL no peoe Od
rndei preudces anlmOstes. aroused nger long
s s a are %os s ssaps of
North Carolina who 40 not OeSvo @ ,hs sact ods Of
Maine who like hang ali the rebels But that Is
has not yet reached The and the 9n
reecneled people 6sIs 1V TO- ook The stone walls
70 o TAXI ns Of as one s
state or that the unity Of the nation Is OF
and CONCESSIONS within the bounds Of loyalty which are
necessary for its maintenance and TO eaer ta Temper OF
national esstoncs with the warm blood Of life. The
Mss ss 70 s 81 the Sa large
whose worth was not Iy s ssi s the very hour when
hts most needed for the completion oil the WORK
uI The charity which had been poured upon him
upon their degree nrst upon thoe VINO
were highest aud best upon those who had TO wait
longer because lower proportion as men anu
thoughtful and intelligent they felt the I'M
pulses and concord When an important eleo
lion was the demagogues ON Ooth sos oeEan
10 threaten war the thinking people held together IN hs
spirt OF brotherhood and the Idle words OF the piagSsr
with the winds. When the balance OF power
was transferred rty to another there was no ds
not moments check 10 the national prosper
y thinking peoples north SOUTH east anu West
that and superior 10 any party. Ana
now any would be laughed AZ
from the Calf OF Mexico TO the Great Lakea There eons-
cradle talk Just now about the New south.
as IL great discovery which some one had made OF
which fluent orator hau crea TED. ana ast
This would account for the present con-
don But in fact il just the old south ana the
old North with the oil OF brothery love which has
flow the head to the fringe OF the garments
LISTENING TO NEW METHODIST PAST ORS.
aa..oral ,ethnlIst Enisconal Oh urches Yesterday